Nicholas Friedman
@nmfreed.com
Director, Multimedia & Editorial at Crunchyroll, Publisher at Crunchyroll News & EP/Host of the 5x award-winning THE ANIME EFFECT podcast. Ask me about my DS games.
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Really lovely game! Wish they’d have made another one by now.
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Steam buff.ly/g5CU1nh
GOG buff.ly/pXQR62R
$2.99 XBL Game Pass discount buff.ly/yWeinvw
Steam buff.ly/g5CU1nh
GOG buff.ly/pXQR62R
$2.99 XBL Game Pass discount buff.ly/yWeinvw
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Really lovely game! Wish they’d have made another one by now.
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 10 Steam codes for Simogo Legacy Collection from @simogo.com. Giveaway closes on December 6th at 6 PM PT
Game is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam simogo.com/work/simogol...
Game is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam simogo.com/work/simogol...
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 10 Steam codes for Simogo Legacy Collection from @simogo.com. Giveaway closes on December 6th at 6 PM PT
Game is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam simogo.com/work/simogol...
Game is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Steam simogo.com/work/simogol...
Shoutout to Dan for always being up for my wild ideas. He’ll also be a sort-of Trends Editor for Crunchyroll News, which I’m so excited for.
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Happy to announce that today I begin a new position as Crunchyroll's Multimedia Writer!
What does this mean? Along with continuing to write features and develop new editorial formats, I'll be working on audio/video projects, including podcast work, essays and documentaries, and home video content.
What does this mean? Along with continuing to write features and develop new editorial formats, I'll be working on audio/video projects, including podcast work, essays and documentaries, and home video content.
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Shoutout to Dan for always being up for my wild ideas. He’ll also be a sort-of Trends Editor for Crunchyroll News, which I’m so excited for.
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In case you haven’t listened to The Gachiakuta After Show yet, Mori is on this week’s episode :-)
Mori Calliope Reveals Her Vital Instrument | The Gachiakuta After Show #20
Podcast Episode · The Gachiakuta After Show · 11/30/2025 · 17m
podcasts.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In case you haven’t listened to The Gachiakuta After Show yet, Mori is on this week’s episode :-)
Six of eight episodes done on Dispatch. Really, really love the writing. It does a great job at differentiating itself from other “adult” superhero stuff out there.
a shadow of a person is casting on a wall in a room .
ALT: a shadow of a person is casting on a wall in a room .
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November 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Six of eight episodes done on Dispatch. Really, really love the writing. It does a great job at differentiating itself from other “adult” superhero stuff out there.
Legitimately can’t believe Children of Men isn’t a Criterion 4K release yet
November 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Legitimately can’t believe Children of Men isn’t a Criterion 4K release yet
Credits rolled on CloverPit!
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Credits rolled on CloverPit!
if you see this, post an anime you love
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
if you see this, post an anime you love
me: 200+ games in my backlog
also me: 10 hours of CloverPit
also me: 10 hours of CloverPit
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
me: 200+ games in my backlog
also me: 10 hours of CloverPit
also me: 10 hours of CloverPit
oh Dispatch is REALLY good, huh???
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
oh Dispatch is REALLY good, huh???
I spent a few hours playing through Kabuto Park last night. 🐞
It was lovely, and if you’re looking for something sweet for the holidays, definitely check it out.
It was lovely, and if you’re looking for something sweet for the holidays, definitely check it out.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I spent a few hours playing through Kabuto Park last night. 🐞
It was lovely, and if you’re looking for something sweet for the holidays, definitely check it out.
It was lovely, and if you’re looking for something sweet for the holidays, definitely check it out.
I feel like the world is ready for a Rabbids movie
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I feel like the world is ready for a Rabbids movie
Far Cry: True Detective: White Lotus
Far Cry TV series ordered by FX from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac
"the series will follow an anthology format like the games and feature a different cast and setting each season"
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
"the series will follow an anthology format like the games and feature a different cast and setting each season"
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Far Cry: True Detective: White Lotus
always wanted to be a journalist, always into anime
the fact I get to combine those two things every day is really special and I’m very grateful for it
the fact I get to combine those two things every day is really special and I’m very grateful for it
November 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
always wanted to be a journalist, always into anime
the fact I get to combine those two things every day is really special and I’m very grateful for it
the fact I get to combine those two things every day is really special and I’m very grateful for it
The @crunchyroll.com News team is growing! We’re hiring a German Editor to join our award-winning global newsroom.
More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/...
More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/...
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The @crunchyroll.com News team is growing! We’re hiring a German Editor to join our award-winning global newsroom.
More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/...
More details here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/crunchyroll/...
DIGI-DO IT
Digimon The Movies 1-3 Collection (Blu-ray) is $17.99 on Amazon buff.ly/hRk8cRr #ad
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
DIGI-DO IT
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I wrote about the career of the late Tatsuya Nagamine, his creative strengths on projects like Dragon Ball Super: Broly and the One Piece anime's Wano arc, and how he influenced his staff to produce their best work: www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I wrote about the career of the late Tatsuya Nagamine, his creative strengths on projects like Dragon Ball Super: Broly and the One Piece anime's Wano arc, and how he influenced his staff to produce their best work: www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 4 codes for Tomb Raider Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 (NA eShop Code) courtesy of @aspyr.com. Giveaway closes on Nov 21st, 6 PM PT.
Game is out now on Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 (no upgrade paths)
Game is out now on Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 (no upgrade paths)
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 4 codes for Tomb Raider Definitive Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 (NA eShop Code) courtesy of @aspyr.com. Giveaway closes on Nov 21st, 6 PM PT.
Game is out now on Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 (no upgrade paths)
Game is out now on Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 (no upgrade paths)
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For Crunchyroll News, I wrote about the underdog success of Gnosia: an experimental visual novel released for a dead console in 2019, only to be adapted into a high profile anime series this year. www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 PM
For Crunchyroll News, I wrote about the underdog success of Gnosia: an experimental visual novel released for a dead console in 2019, only to be adapted into a high profile anime series this year. www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
IT’S CRITERION SALE TIME AGAIN
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
IT’S CRITERION SALE TIME AGAIN
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In one of my favorite recent pieces, I wrote about how the Digimon franchise has changed along with the internet and what the anime can tell us about our evolving relationship with technology: www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In one of my favorite recent pieces, I wrote about how the Digimon franchise has changed along with the internet and what the anime can tell us about our evolving relationship with technology: www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
Reposted by Nicholas Friedman
Reposted by Nicholas Friedman
JUST IN: And, a closer race, but a huge result: Decision Desk HQ has called Virginia AG for Jones, the Democrat. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
JUST IN: And, a closer race, but a huge result: Decision Desk HQ has called Virginia AG for Jones, the Democrat. election-night.decisiondeskhq.com/date/2025-11...